The piano enters in its highest register, alternating Messiaenesque cluster chords with fleet, skittishly delicate runs.
The slight-framed, 23-year-old Mr. Blechacz, who triumphed at the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 2005, gave a graceful, thoughtful and poetic performance of the Chopin concerto, distinguished by liquid passage work and delicate runs, especially in the elegantly embellished phrases of the dreamy slow movement.
"The return of the president in delicate health, running certain risks, evidently has political motives," said Elsa Cardozo, a political science professor at the Central University of Venezuela.
Here he plays mad-rush rock chords, delicate jazz runs, and metronomic funk — all in the same song.
From the center of each face a delicate rod runs to the center of the room, where a confounding jumble of gears, spindles, levers and paddles perches improbably atop four cabriolet legs.
The two stories have a lot in common: a lovable central kid, a mysterious and ephemeral friend and a delicate emotional thread running right through.
It was always going to be a delicate balancing act, running the day-to-day business of the championship and planning ahead for the World Cup.
He has forced the main candidates into a delicate balancing act: running against the president's scandalous persona while hewing closely to the political center he defined through seven turbulent years in office.
Steve Karsay injured his delicate back while running on a treadmill, has been diagnosed with a herniated disk and could undergo surgery as early as this week, according to two people who are familiar with the Yankee reliever's condition.
Seven minutes later, Genia popped a delicate pass to Pat McCabe, who ran the perfect line to score and seal the victory.
